All telephone land lines failed during inclement WX conditions. The controller had difficulty working the position without direct communications with the center.

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Attributes
ACN	383691
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	383691
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

All land lines from radar position at dfw TRACON to radar position at ZFW OTS. IFR WX, route restrs, thunderstorms, WX deviations. Handoff position not staffed. Alternate communications with ARTCC not provided. Unacceptable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALL TELEPHONE LAND LINES FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WX CONDITIONS. THE CTLR HAD DIFFICULTY WORKING THE POS WITHOUT DIRECT COMS WITH THE CTR.

Narrative: ALL LAND LINES FROM RADAR POS AT DFW TRACON TO RADAR POS AT ZFW OTS. IFR WX, RTE RESTRS, TSTMS, WX DEVS. HDOF POS NOT STAFFED. ALTERNATE COMS WITH ARTCC NOT PROVIDED. UNACCEPTABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.